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J. F. KELLY.

'LAVATORY BASIN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 26. 1914.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

. INVENTOR7 J4 FAQ/y ATTORNEY;

JWAQM J F. KELLY, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 THOM AS'MADDOCKS SONS COMPANY, OF TREN TON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

LAVATORY-BASIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

' Application filed September 26, 1914. Serial No. 863,601.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHN F. KELLY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Trenton, in the county of Mercer and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lavatory- Basins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lavatory-basins made entirely of porcelain, clay or other similar material and has for its principal objects to improve the appearance of such articles and to simplify the construction of the same and at the same time to attain a more sanitary product than heretofore.

Lavatory-basins constructed in accordance with this invention have an integral supply made of the material of the basin and an overflow the opening to which from the bowl is hooded over or concealed so that it is not visible to the eye when the user stands in the ordinary position. Also means are provided whereby the overflow may be readily and effectively cleansed of any grease, dirt or other foreign. matter which may be deposited therein.

described and then specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of a lavatory-basin embodying this invention Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical cross-section of the same taken on the line 2-2 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of the inside of the bowl showing the supply in front elevation. Fig. 4 1s. a detached elevation of a form of piping which may be used for supplying water to the basin.

In the drawings 1 indicates the bowl, 2 the slab and 3 the curtain or apron depending from the slab around the outer edge. All of said parts are formed as an integral structure preferably of porcelain.

4 indicates the outlet opening for the bowl 1 preferably formed in the bottom of the bowl and toward the rear thereof to which the usual pipe and trap for carrying off the waste water is connected.

5 indicates a vertical opening or passage through the middle of the slab 2 at the rear water are delivered to the basin at this-point,

any suitable piping for effecting this result being employed. One method of supplying both the hot and cold water'at the opening or passage 5 is shown in Fig. 4 in which 6 and 7 respectively indicate the hot and cold Water supply pipes. These pipes ordinarily rise vertically from the floor and are each provided with a valve 8, the valve stems 9 of which project up through openings 10 in the slab 2, one at each side of the middle and toward the back. The valve stems are each provided with a handle 1.1 projecting above the slab, the openings around the stems 10 being closed by plates 12. Pipes 13, 14 branching horizontally from the valves 8 are connected together and to a vertical pipe 15 by a union 16. The pipe 15 preferably enters the opening or passage 5 in the slab 2 and is suitably packed bowl-.1, the same being formed integrally The invention consists in the improved lavatory-basin hereinafter more partlcularly verse passage or channel 19 formed in the material of the slab communicates with the opening or passage 5 therein at one end, the other end being curved downwardly and terminating inan orifice through which the Water is delivered to the bowl, water being supplied to the channel 19 throughthe open ing 17 of the pipe 15. The channel 19 is preferably so curved at its open end that the water will be delivered to the bowl in a forwardly direction as indicated by the dotted line 20 so that a drinking glass may be readily filled at the orifice. Also by this form of supply it is easy to wash with running water and renders the water running into the bowl easily accessible for any desired purpose. It will be noted that in the structure illustrated in the drawings the supply nozzle projects forward from the slab proper with its passage or channel 19 disposed below the upper surface of the slab whereby the slab surface is maintained uniformly level. The supply nozzle 18 overhangs the bowl 1 and a cavity 21 is provided Eetuieen the back of it and the wall of the of the overflow terminates at the bottom of the slab 2 directly beneath the supply channel 19 and communicates with the bowl through an overflow opening 23 communieating with the cavity 21 in back of the supply nozzle. The overflow opening 23 is of such width that its lower edgeis a little higher than the lower edge of the supply nozzle18 and is of such length that it does not extend beyond the width of the overhanging nozzle whereby such opening is completely concealed by the overhanging supply nozzle 18. Preferably the forward part of the supply nozzle iscut away as indicated at 24 leaving a lip or hood 25 concealing the overflow opening 23. The cut-away portion preferably extends slightly beyond the supply passage 19 as indicated at 26.

27 indicates a small opening or jet leading from the supply passage 19 into the overflow passage or channel 22 whereby a direct communication between the supply and the overflow passage is established through which water from the supply may run direct into the overflow without first going into the bowl. By means of this jet communicating direct with the overflow the user, .when wishing to cleanse the overflow, merely places his finger over the opening in the supply nozzle and the Water backs up and is forced through the small jet, washing the overflow and thoroughly cleansing it.' By arranging the cut-away nozzle as indicated at 24 and 26, the effectual closing of the nozzle opening by the finger is facilitated without unnecessary spraying of the water. A further advantage in forming the hood 25 as described lies in the fact that the discharge orifice of the nozzle is higher than the overflow and the water in the bowl will overflow through'the opening 23 before it enters the passage 19 thereby preventing scum and other foreign matter accumulating therein.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact arrangement and details as shown and described but various modifications of the same may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a lavatory-basin, the combination of a bowl, an'integral slab having a supply passage leading to said bowl, an integral overflow pipe the passage of which terminates directly beneath said supply passage anda jet or passage directly overthe overflow pipe and connecting said overflow with said supply passage as and for the purpose described.

2. In 'a lavatory-basin, the combination of a bowl, an'integral slab, an integral supply nozzle overhanging sald bowl, an overflow pipe for said bowl having its passage leading directly beneath said supply nozzle and a jet communicating direct from said supply to said overflow passage whereby upon closing the supply orifice the water will be caused to wash direct through the overflow.

Signed at Trenton in the county of Mercer and State of New Jersey this 21st day of September, A. D. 1914.

JOHN F. KELLY.

Witnesses:

F. SPICER, WM. H. KELLY. 

